1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (341+ words) To neutralize the amoeba threat, KWSC has standardized its chemical dosing parameters. Chlorination is strictly maintained at 1.0 parts per million (ppm) during the pre-filtration phase, increasing to 2.0 ppm immediately after filtration. This two-stage aggressive disinfection is designed to destroy cellular…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (589+ words) (NEXSTAR) – Temperatures are heating up, which may be driving you to seek out any swimming hole or lake that can help you cool off. Unfortunately, you aren’t the only one spending time in that freshwater. Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1021+ words) (NEXSTAR) – Temperatures are heating up, which may be driving you to seek out any swimming hole or lake that can help you cool off. Unfortunately, you aren’t the only one spending time in that freshwater. Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (553+ words) A “brain-eating amoeba” called Naegleria fowleri has been found in recreational waters at several national parks across the U.S. West this year. Scientists took 185 samples from Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Olympic National Park, Newberry National Volcanic…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (564+ words) Infections can lead to coma and death in just five days A “brain-eating amoeba” called Naegleria fowleri has been found in recreational waters at several national parks across the U.S. West this year. Scientists took 185 samples from Yellowstone National…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (45+ words) Deccan Herald What’s lurking in Kerala’s water? Rare 'brain-eating amoeba’ horror returns; 133 infected, 33 dead so far in 2026 Follow us on:...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (372+ words) A decade after detecting its first amoebic meningoencephalitis case in 2016, Kerala is seeing an alarming surge in the fatal infection, with 133 positive cases and 33 deaths in the first five months of 2026. A major chunk of the cases, according to the…...

3+ mon, 22+ hour ago   (474+ words) Public health experts are paying closer attention to microscopic organisms that live in lakes, rivers, soil, and even drinking water systems. Researchers say warming temperatures and the growing strain on aging water infrastructure may increase the risks posed by a…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (218+ words) Scientists warn that free-living amoebae may be an underappreciated public health threat, capable of causing deadly infections and shielding other dangerous microbes from water treatment. Climate change and aging infrastructure could help these resilient organisms spread more widely in the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (394+ words) Health officials across the country are advising residents to remain alert for a rare but deadly pathogen as summer approaches. Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba," is a naturally occurring organism found in soil and warm freshwater, including…...